Biting, hitting, kicking, yelling, throwing, name-calling, and all out tantrums. Sound familiar? Almost every kid, no matter how darling, acts out, and it's our job as parents to figure out why. If ...

Much of what looks like “bad” behavior is really just exploration and experimentation. Kids are naturally curious and it’s their job to figure out how the world works and how to get what they want or ...

One of the ageless truisms in parenting is that attention-seeking is a primary motivation for a child’s bad behavior. If little Johnny smacks his sister, throws a tantrum, or takes that extra cookie, ...

At this point, misunderstandings of what so-called gentle parenting actually is have basically eclipsed the method entirely. Somewhere along the line, the point of the method got lost and there's an ...

Michelle Gambs, parenting coach, says there are five needs that each of us have, and today she explained how to meet those needs for your kids and how that can help lead to better behavior.

If, in a moment of tension, you’ve heard yourself saying something like, “Santa won’t come unless you ... [Stop hitting your brother! Put down that rock! Quit whining!]” — don’t worry, you’re not ...

Families just aren’t eating out that much. The number of groups with children visiting restaurants fell 5 percent over the last year, and it’s not because parents have suddenly tired of ...